Announcements
SYMPATHY: to Bill & Donna Dyson at the passing of their sister-in-law, Linda Brown, on Sunday, November 5. The funeral was held yesterday in Texas.
CONGRATULATIONS: to Mike & Darlene Mangum at the birth of their granddaughter, Emma Ryan Mangum, on Saturday, November 4, weighing 6lbs, 2 oz, and 19½ inches long. The proud parents are Michael & Allie Mangum.
CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS: Forms are now available at the Welcome Desk to purchase a poinsettia in memory or in honor of loved ones. Orders may also be placed online through the church website. All orders must be received by Wednesday, November 29.
LIVE NATIVITY: Volunteers are needed to help with our Live Nativity, which will be for one night only, on Friday, December 1. Please sign up at the Welcome Desk or see Pastor Shutt for more information.
GOOD SHEPHERD CLASS: will be having their annual Christmas dinner on Sunday, December 10, at 11:00 a.m. They are in need of 5 cooked, sliced, and deboned turkeys for the occasion. They should be delivered to the Great Room Kitchen by 9:30 a.m. that morning in a disposable pan and the broth in a separate disposable container. They also need 6 pumpkin pies in disposable tins. If you can help, please sign up at the Welcome Desk. Thank you!
From My Heart
We are celebrating Veterans Day and honoring and thanking those who have served in our Armed Forces, to protect our freedoms and the American way of life. There are many who think it is “Veteran’s Day” or “Veterans’ Day,” but it is not! It is simply “Veterans Day.” The holiday is not a day that “belongs” to one veteran or multiple veterans, which is what an apostrophe implies. It is a day for honoring ALL Veterans - so no apostrophe is needed. We are thankful for your service to our country!
We are glad to have my dear friend, Dr. Glenn Mathews, with us today. Dr. Mathews is no stranger to our church, and I am honored to have him be our guest speaker today. He will be with us in both services! Dr. Mathews and I attended the same church while I was home for the summer from college, and we became acquainted through church softball and basketball! I was 19 years old when we met, and we have been the best of friends since. I know you will make him welcome and will thoroughly enjoy his messages.
Many of you have questioned me about these protests taking place in support of Hamas and Palestine. It has been shocking to many people to see these protestors supporting a bunch of people who beheaded babies, burned people alive, shot folks while they slept in their beds, and executed over 1200 Jewish people in one morning, on October 7th.
Do you remember when Obama was President, and he opened the floodgates to allow young men by the hundreds of thousands into our country? That influx of young men from Muslim countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia went on continuously for 8 years while he was President. It was all by design, all planned out! Islam conquers by assimilation! They get into the country, run for office, get on various boards, and then seek to take over that nation by forcing their ideals, religion, and opinions on the nation.
Not all, (of course) but most of the protestors last week in D.C. were young Middle Eastern men, dressed in Palestinian headscarves which they used to cover their faces! Why? Why cover their faces? Because they do not want to be identified! You see, many of the ringleaders and organizers of the protest, are known troublemakers, many are on terrorist watchlists, and are paid community organizers who hate America and everything America represents!
This is how our nation will be torn apart: from the inside! This multicultural mindset we have been indoctrinated with for decades now is going to hurt us as a nation. Netanyahu said last Monday, “There will be no cease-fire! If we do not eradicate Hamas, England will be next, then all of Europe, and then America!” Well, that radical element of Islam is already here and in place!!! We are in trouble!!!
Have a great day!
Pastor Norris